I just looked it up, and apparently I misremembered a bit, it was actually because the app allowed YouTube background playback: https://www.androidpolice.com/20

I just looked it up, and apparently I misremembered a bit, it was actually because the app allowed YouTube background playback: https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/05/08/kiwi-browser-removed-from-play-store-due-to-youtube-background-playback/ https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/05/08/kiwi-browser-remove... The fact remains that Google was acting as a total monopoly when this decision was made.